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A good idea of hell : letters from a chasseur à pied /

"Pellissier's diary and his letters to relatives in America show a panorama of this ghastly war: from the horror of being under fire with three thousand German shells falling on the French troops every day to the monotony of long quiet hours spent in cold, wet trenches. He writes of the gr...

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Main Author: Pellissier, Robert E. (Robert Edouard), 1882-1916
Other Authors: Brown, Joshua, 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Pellissier, Robert E. > (Robert Edouard), > 1882-1916 > Correspondence.
France. > Armée > Non-commissioned officers > Correspondence.
World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, French.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Western Front > Personal narratives.
Autobiography
Personal Narrative
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:1585448672
9781585448678
9781603446754
1603446753
1299052800
9781299052802
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • En route
  • Besancon
  • Vosges
  • Wounded
  • Resting
  • St.-Maixent
  • Alsace
  • Munster/Colmar
  • Somme
  • A tribute by his sister
  • A colleague's tribute
  • The Pellissier memorial
  • Time line of events in letters.

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